England League and Cup Discussion

[spark]

Ruff Royals won by 6 wickets

Ruff Royals Gully Boys CC
Batting - Top Order 14,496 14,017
Batting - Middle Order 11,684 11,645
Batting - Tail 4,113 5,847
Bowling - Seam 12,084 (20) 13,403 (30)
Bowling - Spin 15,308 (30) 14,035 (20)
Fielding/Keeping 17,033 16,350
Overall 238,259 237,522

A good win. Moses took 6-50. McCall got 59 and Issa a great 82 not out.

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wolfberries Knight Watchmen
Batting - Top Order 12,030 12,690
Batting - Middle Order 11,591 9,020
Batting - Tail 5,230 4,327
Bowling - Seam 13,098 (20) 11,917 (30)
Bowling - Spin 12,743 (30) 10,614 (20)
Fielding/Keeping 16,341 14,499
Overall 223,626 200,302

Result: wolfberries won by 46 runs

With us already promoted and lord away with England, I decided to still pretty much go full out for the win, as we didn't want to lower our ranking too much.

[wolfberries]

Thanks. If it makes you feel any better, I lost 3 wickets for 1 run at the end of my innings!

No it doesn't

[wolfberries]

Home wolfberries
Away St. Marks Hill Strollers
Ground wolfberries CG
League Youth Twenty20 3.1
Date 17 Oct 22 10:00
Crowd 8,642
Weather Cloudy
Pitch Flat

Toss: St. Marks Hill Strollers won the toss and elected to bat

C. Pemble (lm) 4-0-45-0, J. Nielsen 15 (5b), A. Furlonge 23 (9b)
End of over 20 (12 runs) - St. Marks Hill Strollers(184-4) RR 9.20

Playing second placed team and we are 12 points ahead of them, missing all 4 catches didn't help!

[wolfberries]

N. Kaseke (rf) 3-0-17-0, G. Lampe 64 (43b), D. Tumilty 39 (36b)
End of over 14 (9 runs) - wolfberries(110-2). 75 runs required from 6 overs. RR 7.86 RRR 12.50

RRR slowly creeping up, need a couple of big overs soon.

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Ruff Royals Danger Hotspurs
Batting - Top Order 8,823 8,044
Batting - Middle Order 5,675 5,173
Batting - Tail 4,023 4,014
Bowling - Seam 5,724 (8) 6,420 (12)
Bowling - Spin 6,128 (12) 7,560 (8)
Fielding/Keeping 9,444 7,979
Overall 128,226 123,231

Danger Hotspurs won by 5 wickets

A comprehensive defeat. We could have done with some big overs from the batters but 127 was no disgrace. However, Delap and Passailaigue really let the side down with their bowling. Luckily, there's nothing really to play for during the rest of the season.

[wolfberries]

Home Relegation reprobates
Away wolfberries
Ground Relegation reprobates CG
League Twenty20 2.2
Date 18 Oct 22 10:00
Crowd 16,962
Weather Sunny
Pitch Dry

Toss: wolfberries won the toss and elected to bat.

T. Julian (rfs) 4-0-20-2, B. Hayne 8 (5b), S. Holland 2 (3b)
End of over 20 (3 runs) - wolfberries(154-7)

After being 74 for 0 from 6 overs. I'm very very disappointed with our final total!

[wolfberries]

J. Lord (rm) 3-0-25-1, N. Boyle 18 (14b), M. Moyle 32 (21b)
End of over 10 (6 runs) - Relegation reprobates(79-2). 76 runs required from 10 overs. RR 7.90 RRR 7.60

Now our opponents are taking apart our bowling!

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Ruff Royals Ffoh
Batting - Top Order 14,336 13,947
Batting - Middle Order 12,500 12,711
Batting - Tail 4,860 5,844
Bowling - Seam 12,846 (8) 13,804 (12)
Bowling - Spin 15,226 (12) 14,724 (8)
Fielding/Keeping 17,352 16,559
Overall 245,354 244,706

I was a bit worried after the first over went for 14 but we came back nicely on this dry pitch. We ended up bowling them out for 104. Roberson and Moses both took 3-17 whilst Hodges got 2-8 from 3 overs.

The batting wasn't as comfortable as I would have liked as we regularly lost wickets. We got the win though.

I'm one of three teams who are level on points at the top of the league.

[casperj]

Arrggghhh!!""!!!

Another ME screwing and the chance of promotion disappears


Crestfallen Sidekicks The Raging Speed Horns
Batting - Top Order 13,760 12,121
Batting - Middle Order 10,986 9,603
Batting - Tail 5,974 3,705
Bowling - Seam 12,611 (16) 10,905 (12)
Bowling - Spin 13,882 (4) 12,772 (8)
Fielding/Keeping 15,203 15,665
Overall 226,843 203,266

The Raging Speed Horns won by 16 runs

Just feels like you get punished for picking the logical tactics. Sunny / Green and their mediocre spinner takes 5/22!!!!!

[wolfberries]

Arrggghhh!!""!!!

Just feels like you get punished for picking the logical tactics. Sunny / Green and their mediocre spinner takes 5/22!!!!!

I do think that Green wickets are the most confused pitch there is, anything can happen!

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Home Dunbrody Academy London
Away Ruff Royals
Ground The Academy Ground
League Youth 2.1
Date 20 Oct 22 10:00
Crowd 6,208
Weather Humid
Pitch Slow

It's a crucial game at the top of the league. If I lose I have pretty much no chance of promotion. I'm going to be up against it with my best spinner on international duty (I don't have the best strength in depth in my bowling unit) and none of the opposition missing.

S. McCann (rf) 8-2-24-5, T. Zondeki 3 (1b)
End of over 31 (4 runs) - Ruff Royals(108-10) RR 3.48

It could not have gone much worse. Dickerson made 47 but the rest of the batters were abysmal. Not really sure what happened there and it's very disappointing.

O. Delap (lfs) 1-0-6-0, G. Whelan 12 (23b), P. Gallen 24 (31b)
End of over 9 (6 runs) - Dunbrody Academy London(38-0). 71 runs required from 31 overs. RR 4.22 RRR 2.29

A bowling miracle for us is not going to happen.

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Dunbrody Academy London won by 8 wickets

Dunbrody Academy London Ruff Royals
Batting - Top Order 8,046 8,536
Batting - Middle Order 6,963 6,360
Batting - Tail 4,802 4,081
Bowling - Seam 8,396 (24) 5,280 (24)
Bowling - Spin 7,817 (16) 6,814 (16)
Fielding/Keeping 9,054 9,450
Overall 142,427 129,645

Well, that was a comprehensive defeat. There's not really anything for me to play for now with the youths in both formats.

[wolfberries]

There's not really anything for me to play for now with the youths in both formats.

No, you need to win next week

[wolfberries]

wolfberries bigsexybarry
Batting - Top Order 7,629 8,293
Batting - Middle Order 4,898 7,022
Batting - Tail 3,630 4,484
Bowling - Seam 6,718 (24) 6,386 (24)
Bowling - Spin 9,144 (16) 7,191 (16)
Fielding/Keeping 8,566 5,787
Overall 125,141 125,617

Result: wolfberries won by 25 runs

Gives us a chance of third spot, favourites to finish 4th though.